Patch_W_Adams's St Louis Blog

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Under Nixon, his revenue enhancement programs along with his wage and price freezes cause a redistribution of wealth.
The wage freezes stayed in effect but the price freezes came off causing the cost of living to go up and wages to stay low. Tax's also went up but they were not called tax increases but revenue enhancements.
This led to a change in corporate reporting of labor to profit cost reporting.

slaves set free without reimbursement to the owners.

The the biggest redistribution over recent years has been through the courts,with the liability suits of all kinds.
The graduated income tax, of course, is still the champion re-distributor of all time.
If you add Social Security and free health care to the mix we have re-distributed wealth well into the 22nd or 23rd centuries. This happens if nothing at all is added by this congress.

A good way to slow the ultimate failure of The Great American Experiment is to require congress to vote out 10 laws before they pass a new one.
Some kind of cap on a trial lawyer's fee in class action suits is probably a pretty good idea too.

go back in the bible. didn't the one dude give his wealth to his two sons. one kid conserved and the other partied the money away. when the party child came home broke, daddy split the wealth again taking from the one who conserved and gave to the one who blew it? isn't that how it went in the bible?

CBNSTL, you are right.

In todays economy we still see and hear negative thoughts toward others we do not know or understand. kdubken, is one such person. He writes about how people in need are getting help from our government, but feels they are taking advantage of the system. Scrooge, is another person who comes to mind when I read kdubken's responses.

What is going on now in our world, is a system of buying up all the world banking companies. Through our tax dollars.
Citi Group is trying to buy up India banking companies. Wells Fargo has already bought up a major investment firm in St louis. All this is being done with our Tax dollars.

Redistribution of wealth is being done by not so honest banking companies in this country.

Kdubken, yea the whole civil war debate is a hot topic for those that have an opinion. I go to alot of Civil War Book roundtables, and these are some of the most passionate people. Doesn't matter what side they agree with...stubborn Folks..but always entertaining.
Some think that Sherman' March to the Sea wasn't devistating enough, other say it was too harsh. And the Carpet Baggers that swarmed on the South after the war, didn't help much. The whole slavery thing was a hot topic from the time of the revolution all the way up to the Civil war... even today....but I digress..

CBN, I have no Idea, I am not sure I am farmiliar with that Bible Story.

Op Lady,..Lol I may just go to the Island anyway..Sun, Beach, the water...hey might be nice!

Littlebow, yes from some of these companies to the Government it is always a struggle for power and Money. Since it's hard to have the one without the other....
Now that Most important Bailout that had to be rushed that they all voted for, obviously didn't have enough rules in it to keep it on the track they thought it was going to run. But I guess they are just winging it up there..scary thought...but I guess we all are...

I personally think if we protect our neighbors rights to their property then they will protect my rights to mine. And then we can decide as Individuals who needs help and do it accordingly. It always seems like when the government tries to do something, it always costs more, takes longer and is never done right....lol...

I would say LittleBow that the Country at times had people in Charge that d

Civil War?? Patch. You must mean the War of Confederate Repressions.LOL
I seldom get passionate. I argue the Civil War from about 4 different stances.
I argue economy from the left, right, and center. I firmly believe that the main value of argument is learning.I have only one name at this group but in other groups I argue with myself to get things going then try to Analise what is said on each side. Something that really surprised me is no argument with provable facts ever comes out in the center. Sometimes the left wins. Sometimes the right. The center can never win it's case for some reason.

I hear you, I have nine brothers and sisters.

The Indian nations were due to fail. To lose what they had. Once the White man set foot on this soil bringing with them their religion, economic, and social behavior, the American Indian's fate was sealed. Most Tribes could not crasped the white man's concepts.

Just another race falling to the more powerful race. Happens all around the world. For as long as mankind has ruled over itself. All that is required is aan excuse to do so.
The one difference from some of the other conquests in the world were the treaty deals with the indians. Most conquests simply involved killing off those who refused to be enslaved. The Spanish Conquistadors were a classic example.
Indians did not make good slaves. Did not work well in the tasks given them. Especially in the heat of South America. "White Slaves" were imported heavily from Europe. These were people who were in debt or vagrants, ect ect. They did not fair very well. Most died from sickness. The Black man fit the bill perfectly.
The beginning of the slave trade from Africa had NOTHING to do with the color of anybody's skin. The British began the Slave routes. They decided that that the residents of certain African sections were not civilized because they showed no sign of an organized religion. At least the Brits didn't see any.
From that point on it was pure economics.
Strange how England abolished Slavery throughout the ENTIRE Bristish empire with the use of Diplomacy and the stroke of a pen.
We on the other hand had to damn near kill everybody off just to ban it in a handful of States. And Yes I am aware that the Civil